Wheel for vehicles



Nm3, 1931. vG .MVEBB 1,830,075

WHEEL FOR VEHI CLES Filed May 14, 1929 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 UNiTED `,S'rafresp GEORGE S. WEBB, OF AURORA, ILLINOIS WHEEL Fon AVEHICLES Application filed May V14,

This invention relates to wheels having demountable rims and particularly to means for applying and removing the rim from the felloe or fixed rim member. j Y

Heretofore, various types of demountable rimshave been utilized, but most of such rims are difficult to apply or remove; particularly when they have been on the wheel for a considerable length of time and have become 1o stuck or rusted. In accordance with the present invention I provide means coacting ywith the fixed and movable rim members vfor forcing the demountable rim into and out of position so that it-may be applied and re-` moved with little force or difhculty.

The objects of this invention are to provide an improved wheel having means for forcing a detachable rim into and out of position; to provide a wheel` having an operative member adapted to coact withthe rim for forcing the rim on and off;v and to provide a wheel having such improved features and advantages as will appear more fully from the following description.4

In the accompanying drawings illustratingrthis invention Y igure 1 is a front view;

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of the rim actuating device; j

Figure 3 is a'plan view of the same;

Figure is perspective view of the adjusting nut or member; and

`Figure 5 is a-sectional View taken on the line 55 of fFigure 2. Y

As shown in these drawings, the fixed rim 5 of the wheel, which for convenience will be designatedas the felloe, may be of *anyV ordinary or preferred form of construction but is preferably channel-shaped in order to vguide plate 17. This plate has a notch or permit the application of the rimeactuating ably provided with left-hand threads which i engage with corresponding threads'in the leas; serial No. 362,942. y j j nut. VThe bolt 10 is freely rotatable in holes Y or bearings 11 in the sides of the felloe 5 and is held against longitudinal movement inone direction by its head 12 and in the'other direction by a nut 13 on the inner end thereof. i

The nut or rim adjusting` member 9'has a fiangelon the inner end which engages with one side of the lug 8 and has a flange 15 at the other end which engages with'the opposite side or face of the lug. The fiange 14 has a slot 16 which fits over or engages with a guide strip or plate 17 which plate extends across the felloe and is secured to, the sides by means of rivets 18. The flange 15' iscut awayA for a considerable distance as indicated Vat 19, thereby providing shouldersor jab'utments 2() and 21 at the ends thereof which are also adapted to engage at times with the` recess 22 Vin its forward edge, the purpose of j which will be presently explained. .Theend of the nut 9 has a tapered recess 23 which is adapted to receive a tapered clutch member or ring 24 which is secured to the screw 10 adjacent to the nut. In this particularform of the device, the outer edge or side ofthe felloc is provided with a notch or is cut away, asshown' atV 25, to permit the free` passage of the lug 8 therethrough. i

I The rim-pullingmember or device is preferably located on the side off the wheel opposite'from the valve stem 26, asV shown 1n Figure 1', for convenience in putting the rim i on and-taking it off'. "L When arim is to be put on, the bolt 10 is turned until the nut 9 vis in its'forward or outermost position at which time the flange lthas entered the slot 22 and the clutch' '24- v has engaged with the tapered recess'injthe end of the nut. Vhe'n the flange Ifenters the slot 22 it vpermits the nut to turn with the bolt to the left oranti-clockwise until the fnut or shoulder 20 of the ange V15 strikes the plate' or guide 17. At this time the cut away 95 portion 19 will be in the uppermost position so that the lug 8 may pass freely beyond the flange 15 and will engage with the flange 14 when the rim is pushed over the upperfportion of the'felloe. `Itisunderstood that at 10o plate 17.

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this time the lower portion of the rim has fore I do not wish to be limited to the exact been placed in position with the valve stem extending through the hole provided for the same so that the lower portion of the rim is practically in engaging position with the felloe.

The operator then turns the screw l0 to the righteor. cloclrwisewhich causes the nut to rotate therewith, due to the clutch 24, until the nut or shoulder 21 of the flange 15 Astrikes the guide plate 17. This-.prevents the further rotation of the nut 9 and brings the slot 16 into alignment with the edge of the notch 22 so that it is in position to pass over the The `further rotation' of the bolt then causes'thenuty to .move longitudinally along thezscrew withthe-fia-nge 15 pressing against the .lug 8 which. causes the rim to be forcedonto the felloer to proper engaging or running. position,V for instance, as shown in Figure 5. When the rim is fully engaged, thewrenchis withdrawn from the bolt lOand the parts remainin suoli position whereby the adevice serves'to lock the rim in place, and the remaining fasteningymembers 7 may then betightened in the usualmanner.

When the rimis .to be removed, the operator turnsr the. bolt 10 tothe left or in an anti-cloclwise direction. which first causes thev nut 9. to move longitudinally thereof due tothe guide p-latel engaging, with the slot 16 in .the fla-nge. 14. This longitudinal movement causes thefiange 14 to` pull against the lug-8 andthereby draw the rim outwardly As the turning movement of the bolt is continued the nut finallyreaches aposition where the flange 14: passes into the notch22 and .permits the nu'il -torotateY with the bolt as above described so oi-Z with comparatively little effort on the `part:of.the operator due to the powerful lever-age obtained by. means of the screw which, ofcourse, maybe va-riedhygiving-any desired pitch thereto. It will also be ,noted that any suitable interconnection oi;. engaging arrangement may be: made between .the nut and thevrim...to provide for the; necessary movement ,and otherchanges may be made in the details` of ,construction .and the .arrangement a ofthe various elements in `orderto .adapt the device to di'iferent wheels or. rims. Therearrangement herein shown and described.

I claim:

1. rlhe combination with a felloe of a bolt rotatably mounted therein, a rim actuating member having threaded engagement with the bolt and having inner and outer flanges thereon, said inner flange havingfa slot therein and the outer flange being cut away for a portion of its circumference, a guide plate secured to the felloe and adapted to engage with the slot in the inner flange, said guide plate having arnotch for receiving said inner flange to permit the turning of said member with the bolt when said inner flange is in juxtaposition withsaidnotch, a rim for engagement with the felloe, and alug on said rim adapted to be engaged by the flanges on said member, the arrangement beingl such that when the boltis `turned in one direction the outer flange will engage with the lugto ypress the rim inwardly and one end 0I" the-flange will engage with the guide toprevent the further rotation of said :member so .that said member will move longitudinally with the bolt to force the rim in position and the inner flange. being adapted to .engage with the lug to draw the rim off when the ,bolt is turned in the opposite direction.

2. A demountable riin'device comprising a channel-shaped felloe, a bolt ,rotatably mounted in said felloe, a. clutch member secured to the bolt,.a.nut on the 'bolt 'having a yrecess for engagement with the clutch member to lock the nut `to the bolt when the nuthas reached the end of its travel in one direction on'the bolt, said nut having an inner flange with a slot therein, and an outer flange extending partly around the same, .aguide plate Vsecured to the felloe which engages with the slot iu the inner flange and is also adapted tobe engaged by the ends of thelouter fiange.,^.said guide plate having a. notch therein with which the inner flange is adaptedto register when the nut is in its outermost position, a rim fitting over said felloe, and a lugon the rim adapted to be engaged `by the .flanges onthe nut whereby the rim maybe `forced inwardly or drawn outwardly, substantially as de scribed.

3. The combination of a substantially U- shaped felloe having outwardly projecting flanges, a tire rim for engagement with said flanges, 4a lug on the inner periphery of said rim which is approximately at the center of;

the felloe when the rim is in position, one angeand the adjacent portion of the felloe being cut away to permit the passage vof the lug, ascrewextending through the felloe with with its head on `one side Ythereof and having a. nut on thel opposite side, a nut engaging with the screw and having a conical reoess at one end, a conical stop secured to the screw and adapted to engage'withsaid recess when the nut is atone end of its travel, an annular projection extending part way around the nut at one end thereof, a second projection around the nut at the opposite end thereof having a slot therein and a transverse guide secured to the felloe adjacent to the nut and engaging with the slot in the last named projection, a recess in said guide adapted to register with the last named projection when the nut is at one end of its travel vto permit rotation of the nut, said guide also being adapted to be engaged by the ends of the first named projection to fix the peripheral positioning of the nut with respect to the felloe, the arrangement being such that when the nut is in position for placing the rim, on the felloe the space between the ends of the first named projection will register with the cut away portion of the felloe and permit the lug to pass beyond the first named projection, said lug fitting closely between the projections on the nut whereby it will be moved by the nut when the screw is turned to force the rim onto or 0E from the felloe.

4. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a U-shaped felloe, a bolt rotatably mounted in the felloe, means for holding the bolt against longitudinal movement, a nut engaging with the bolt and posi- Y tioned between the sides of the felloe, a guide secured to the felloe and coac-ting with the nut to prevent rotation of the nut to cause it to move longitudinally of the bolt when the bolt is turned apredetermined number of times and for permitting its rotation ater the bolt has been turned a predetermined number of times, a rim adapted to lit over the. elloe, a lug on said rim and projections on the nut for engagement with the lug whereby the rim will be moved laterally when the nut moves along the bolt in order to press the rim onto the felloe or to free the same from the felloe.

GEORGE S. WEBB. 

